Water and Fire
Summary: There are only four elementals that walk the three worlds. Fire, Water, Earth and Wind. United, they could rule the world. When the YYh gang finds the elemental of Water, they must keep her hidden, so that a horribly powerful prophecy does not become a reality. But what will the other elementals do when they find out that she is being kept from them? Will she and a certain fire apparition become closer than they should be? Read to find out. RATED T FOR LANGUAGE!
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Previously:
"Hm, you're comin' with me." The man in the cloak said in a low, almost ghostly voice that made Kiya shiver.
Her eyes widened in realization. Her breath supply would not last much longer.
'Happy' birthday, me.
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Chapter 5: New powers
Kiya's hands suddenly fell from a lack of energy from the man's hand to her sides. She was now limp, trying her hardest to save what little oxygen in her system she had left.
Kiya's captor turned, her throat still in his hand and was going to attempt to leave the club with his hostage. And he would've succeeded in doing so, if it weren't for one thing.
Hiei.
As soon as the cloaked figure had turned around, his arm that had Kiya at the end of it was met by a steady katana blade.
The cloaked demon yelled in pain as his forearm all the way up to his elbow slid off in a bloody mess and it fell to the floor, it's fingers still around Kiya's neck.
Kiya landed on the ground with a 'thud'. She looked horrifiedly at the severed arm on top of her, and she quickly pried it's gloved fingers from her neck, and threw it roughly into a wall.
She looked back up to the now single-armed figure as it struggled with it's sword while trying to fight the obviously much faster Hiei. The arm that was cut off must have been his fighting arm. It was no use, though. The demon should've given up, he was no match for Hiei, even with his good arm. With one swift jump and one clean swipe of his katana, Hiei had successfully decapitated the cloaked demon, causing his head to roll onto the floor, without a hood on.
Kiya didn't know if it was coincidence or what, but the demon's head rolled right over to Kiya, it's now dull yellow eyes looking straight into Kiya's.
It was disgusting. The man's head was very wrinkly and clammy. It was a dull gray and open wounds from previous encounters with enemies covered his 'face', green pus flowing everywhere. Jeez, no wonder these guys wore hoods. Kiya could only guess what the rest of it's body looked like.
Gross.
Kiya quickly snapped out of her state of mind to look at Hiei, who was now finishing off the twitching demon that lay beneath Yusuke and Kuwabara. Kurama's demon was already very dead. When Kiya looked away from him, Hiei stole a glance at her.
Kiya looked behind her to see Keiko and Yukina huddled in a corner, and she got up to run to them.
"Are you okay?" asks Keiko, worriedly.
"Y-yeah, I'm fine." Replied Kiya. Her hand flew up to her neck, just to reassure herself that it was still whole, and she looked back at Hiei, who was taking his katana out of the now still demon.
My hero. Kiya thought to herself.
At that moment, Hiei's head shot up, and his crimson gaze immediately locked with Kiya's, making her have to catch her breath. For a few moments, they just stared at each other, a hint of confusion and alarm in behind Hiei's crimson eyes.
I wouldn't be surprised if he could read minds.
"Hn." Muttered Hiei, before returning his attentions to his katana.
Woah….
"Kiya, are you alright!" Yelled Botan after making sure that all the demons were dead… or so she thought.
(A/N hehe)
"Yes, Botan, I'm fi- AAH!" Kiya screamed after feeling something grab her leg. She spun around quickly and saw that the body of the decapitated demon had managed to crawl over to Kiya and grab her leg. She tried to kick it off, but to no prevail.
"HOLY CRAP IT'S ALIVE!" Yelled Kuwabara as he, Yusuke, Kurama and Hiei had walked over to them, to see what Kiya was screaming about.
Kurama and Hiei made a move to the demon, when Kiya screamed in agony.
What remaining spirit energy the demon had was put into shocking Kiya's leg. Suddenly, Kiya's eyes turned a devastating midnight blue, and her instincts took over her body. Kiya reached down to the demon, and placed her hand firmly around the demon's arm.
Hiei watched in somewhat wonder as Kiya reached down and grabbed the demon's arm. He looked at her eyes for a brief moment to see that she was not blinking and her gaze was filled with determination and concentration. Suddenly, Kiya's hand started to glow blue, in turn making the entire body of the demon start glowing as well. The glow soon subsided, and the demons body started to become transparent.
When it's body was fully transparent, Kiya lifted her hand from the demon and stepped back. As soon as she did, the demon's clear body fell apart. Literally. It was like it had become water and it was now spilling all over the room. The water rushed across the floor over to Kiya, but Hiei noticed that the water almost encircled her feet, running right past her without making contact with her.
The room was silent for a moment, then someone finally spoke.
"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO!" yelled Kuwabara as he frantically climbed over Yusuke to get away from the oncoming water.
"It seems that Kiya has received her powers." Answered Kurama, not looking away from Kiya as she turned around to look at Kurama. He stared back at her uncertainly as her deep blue eyes suddenly returned to their normal silver. She blinked a couple times, then said, "What the hell just happened?"
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHAT JUST HAPPENED? YOU FRICKEN LIQUIFIED THAT DEMON RIGHT THERE! HE TURNED INTO A PUDDLE!" yelled Kuwabara, still obviously freaked out from the little 'incident.'
"Congratulations, Kuwabara, you used a big word." Kiya joked, but was suddenly aware of a throbbing pain coming from her forehead.
Kiya raised her hand to the uncomfortable throbbing that was coming from the area next to her right eye.
My birthmark! She realized as she felt the imprint of the 'tear'-shaped birthmark that was next to her right eye. She realized how oddly warm it felt.
Kurama noticed something glowing from beneath her hand on her head and he walked up to her. He reached his hand towards Kiya's and said, "May I?"
Kiya nodded and lowered her hand. Kurama's eyes widened at what he saw.
Her birthmark was glowing a bright blue.
"Oh, I've heard of this. Every elemental has the sign of their element somewhere on their body and when they send out their powers, the mark glows with the elemental color. No one understands how though."
Kiya had zoned out of the conversation a while ago. She was too busy looking at her hands. How had she done that? Thinking, she looked over to the other demon's bodies. She quickly walked over to them, making everyone go silent and stare at her. She kneeled next to the one of the corpses and cautiously put her hand on it. Just like before, her hand and the corpse glowed blue, then she let go of the body, and it turned clear and suddenly fell apart in a small wave of water. (Just like in X-Men)
She gasped. "I have no control over it!" she mumbled more to herself than anyone else. The others soon were by her side, looking at her. She looked back up to them, Koenma mostly and whispered, "What's happening to me?"
"You're becoming what you were always destined to be." He said with a sad look in his eyes.
"Is it possible to myself?"
"Yes."
"Will you teach me?"
Koenma thought about this for a while. Then spoke. "It is certain that these demons are not the last that will be sent after you. You will need to learn how to protect yourself and harness your powers." He looked over to the Rekai Tantei. "You will stay with her for tonight, then in the morning, you will take her to Genkai's." he looked back to Kiya. "You will go to Genkai's temple everyday and she along with Kurama and Hiei will train you to become the powerful elemental I know you can be."
Kiya smiled weakly at Koenma. He was trying to help her, something no one had tried to do in a very long time. Emotions swept over her. Confusion. Fear. Hope. Hope that her life might turn itself around and she wouldn't have to run forever like Koenma said she probably will.
Kiya glanced down at her hands sadly. "What do I do about…these?" she raised and lowered her hands, letting Koenma know what she was talking about.
Kurama spoke this time. "You will probably have to keep your hands covered so that no 'accidents' can occur. Leather gloves should do just fine." (1)
Kiya nodded. A yawn escaped her lips.
"It is getting late. I have to go back to Rekai, you all should head back to Kiya's. Tomorrow, you guys don't have to go to school. Getting Kiya to Genkai's is much more important."
"YES NO SCHOOL!" Yelled Yusuke and Kuwabara simultaneously.
Koenma rolled his eyes and shook his head in disapproval. He summoned a portal and disappeared into it.
Kiya spotted her coat on an overturned chair and she went to it. She put it on and was relieved to find that it was warm. That's what she needed right now. Warmth.
She walked back over to the others and said, "I guess we should start going."
"Ok, just don't touch me…." Said Kuwabara, stepping to the side, away from Kiya. Kiya glared at him and laughed along with Yusuke when he fell face first to the ground, courtesy of the foot that Kiya had kicked the back of his legs with. But, Kuwabara had struck a nerve, and Kiya hid her hands within the confines of her coat pockets.
-----------BACK AT KIYA'S APARTMENT----------
Everyone had picked a spot on the floor in Kiya's living room, including Kiya. She would never admit it, but she was scared, which was not at all normal for her. She didn't know what to do. Today was just an example of how badly she was wanted. How badly she was hated. She didn't know who sent those demons after her, and she didn't know what they wanted, all she did know was that her life had just taken it's turn. Her fate was slowly becoming realized, and Kiya didn't like it. Not one bit.
Kiya laid buried under her cotton blanket, the one that had come with the bed that was in her new apartment. She was curled into a ball on her leather couch. Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Kurama were spread out on the floor, all with their own pillow and blanket. Kiya didn't know how he did it, but Kuwabara had somehow ended up rolling all the way into the hallway, sleeping in the most upsurd position. His back was on the ground, but his legs were on the wall. If you turned your head a certain angle, it would look as though he was sitting on the wall. But, the most disturbing thing about the whole picture, was that Kuwabara was sucking on his thumb. Loudly. You know that sound your shoes make when you step in them after they've been dunked under water? That 'slurping'/'swishing' noise? Yeah, that's the sound that was being emitted from the idiot in the hall. Kiya couldn't help but laugh quietly, especially after seeing the trail of drool traveling from his mouth down the side of his face.
A rustling sound coming from her window made Kiya turn her attention from Kuwabara to the black-clad figure who now sat at her once-vacant windowsill. He was looking outside when Kiya sat up. Hiei looked at her and glared, but Kiya didn't care.
She glared right back.
She tossed aside her blanket and got up, walking over to the windowsill where Hiei sat. He looked right into her eyes. She thought it odd how emotionless his gaze was.
After being silenced by Hiei's un-breaking glare, she finally found her voice. "I never got a chance to thank you for what you did today."
"Hn."
"You know, I'm trying to be nice here, the least you could do is try to be nice back."
"I'm not a nice person." He returned his attentions to outside the window.
She groaned. "Fine." She stomped back over to the couch and plopped down onto it, re-covering herself and closing her eyes with a "God."
The now-awake Kurama smiled to himself before attempting to re-entering the silenced world of slumber. (A/N I never thought I'd sound that intelligent!)
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I sat on the windowsill and watched as the Onna's breathing became steadier and I knew that she had finally fallen asleep. She had thanked me for saving her. Why had I saved her?
Because it was my job. If I let her die, I'd be thrown into the Rekai prison.
"Yeah, you keep telling yourself that, Hiei."
Hiei recognized the mind intruder's voice immediately. He turned to see the red-headed Kitsune sitting up, smiling at him.
"What do you want, fox?"
Kiya stirred in her sleep, which reminded Hiei that Kiya could hear telepathic conversations.
Kurama must've remembered this as well, because he stood up and went to the front door, summoning Hiei to follow with a wave of his hand.
Hiei reluctantly followed Kurama outside and as soon as they were away from the apartments, Hiei jumped into a tree. Kurama leaned against that said tree and asked, "Why did you help her, Hiei? That's not at all like you."
Hiei could hear the amusement in his voice, and hissed a reply. "I do not want to get thrown into prison. You of all people should know that."
Kurama just chuckled. "I have known you for a long time, Hiei, and I know a lie when I hear one."
I'm not lying. Hiei thought angrily to himself. ………That's the only reason I saved her from being killed.
Right?
It pissed Hiei off when the fox was right.
Hiei knew there was another reason for helping Kiya, but he didn't even know what it was. Hiei hated being uncertain, it bothered him to no end, but he wouldn't let Kurama know that.
Hiei could not deny that Kiya was not like the other Ningen girls he'd met before. She wasn't one of the fan-girls who chased him or Kurama down the street in the hopes of obtaining a lock of their chase-ee's hair or a shred of their clothing. No, she was nothing like that. But neither was she like the ferry-girl or the detective's girlfriend. Kiya was different, and Hiei didn't know what to think of her.
He would not admit to himself he attraction he felt in the pit of his stomach, the attraction that his demon side and subconscious mind had already been fully aware of.
No! Attraction is an un-needed Ningen emotion that takes attention away from more important things, like keeping Yukina safe, and keeping myself out of prison!
Kurama just chuckled again, but quickly shut up after seeing the death glare being shot at him.
"Im going back to bed, Hiei." Kurama started on his way back to the apartment door, when he stopped. Not even looking at the gothic-looking boy in the tree, he said, "No one said it was a crime to be attracted to someone. You won't get thrown into prison for it." And with that, he disappeared into the apartment.
Hiei growled under his breath. Baka Kitsune.
After about 30 minutes of just sitting in the tree, gazing at the sky, he jumped back to the open window of the apartment. Leaning against the windowsill, he allowed himself to take one more look at the sleeping girl on the couch before closing his own eyes and soon falling into the repetitive nature known as sleep. (A/N as you can probably tell, I hate just calling it 'sleep')
Tomorrow, they would go to Genkai's temple.
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Okay, since everyone hates cliffhangers, I left this chapter at a reasonable spot.
Preview for next chapter:
"….Oh. My. God……..I can fly!"
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-Kendra a.k.a. Blazin' Blondie
Keep on Truckin'!
